transformadoresvstransformadosWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: transformadores is a adjective, transformados is a participle, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“transformadores” is an adjective and “transformados” is a participle - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#37,886
“transformadores” frequency rank
#37,887
“transformados” frequency rank
75773
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature transformadores transformados
Definition Forma del plural de transformador. Forma del plural de transformado, participio de transformar.

Where the eye mixes transformadores and transformados

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 13 letters in sequence.

15 ch
transformadores
13 ch
transformados

Why the eye confuses transformadores with transformados

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: transformadores is [t̪ɾãnsfoɾmaˈð̞oɾes] while transformados is [t̪ɾãnsfoɾˈmað̞os]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs participle), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 75773, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

transformadores is recorded at frequency rank #37,886, classified as anadj, pronounced [t̪ɾãnsfoɾmaˈð̞oɾes]. transformados is at rank #37,887, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [t̪ɾãnsfoɾˈmað̞os].

Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.

With a confusion score of 75773, this pair ranks #18,933 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of transformadores vs transformados

Shared letters: adfmnorst. Private to "transformadores": e. Private to "transformados": -.

"transformadores" · 15 letters · shape CCVCCCVCCVCVCVC  ·  "transformados" · 13 letters · shape CCVCCCVCCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • transformadoresrtansformadores · tarnsformadores · tranfsormadores · trannsformadores · transfformadores · transfomradores · transforamdores · transformaddores
  • transformadosrtansformados · tarnsformados · tranfsormados · trannsformados · transfformados · transfomrados · transforamdos · transformaddos

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "transformadores" for "transformados" ever safe?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "transformadores" is an adjective and "transformados" a participle, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "transformadores" or "transformados"?
"transformadores" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #37,886 in our Spanish list, against #37,887 for "transformados". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Eye-level mix-up between "transformadores" and "transformados" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "transformadores" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "transformados" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #18,933 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "transformadores" and "transformados" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "transformadas vs transformados". Nearby pair
  • Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes

Confusion rank #18,933 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list